You Are My Sunshine (Intermediate Backup)
Here’s the intermediate backup lesson and practice tracks for You Are My Sunshine!
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Intermediate
Salt Creek Intermediate Banjo
Here’s a bluegrass style break to the classic fiddle tune Salt Creek! We’re going to combine some Scruggs and Single String Licks and work on moving all over the neck. A lot of these positions and licks can be used in all your favorite tunes!
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Down The Neck Rolling Backup (Key Of D) Intermediate Banjo
Here’s a basic bluegrass chord progression played in the Key Of D. We haven’t retuned the banjo for this lesson and we’re going to work on when to use the 5th string in the Key Of D and how to add basic backup rolls without getting in the way of the melody!
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America The Beautiful Intermediate Banjo
This arrangement is going to work on adding two and three note chords to this great melody. I wanted to create an arrangement that would sound good with or without accompaniment. Happy Independence Day!
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Shenandoah Valley Breakdown Intermediate Banjo
Here’s a classic banjo tune that will help you work on your speed and creating drive with a forward roll!
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Moveable Melodic Scale Pattern
Today I’m going to be talking about a moveable melodic scale pattern (sounds scarier than it is.) Basically, it’s a single pattern you can work on that will work in any key on the banjo. So if someone at your local jam calls a tune in F# (jam buster) you’ll be ready. Best of all,
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Create Your Own Bluesy Banjo Licks
This Mini Banjo Lesson is going to be talking about one of my favorite subjects….Blues Banjo! Maybe it’s the cold, but winter time has got me picking the blues so let me show you some easy ways to create your own blues banjo licks. I’m going to cover the keys G, C and D and what
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Playing In The Key of C (Without Retuning)
Here’s my latest blog post that will give you some new ideas for playing in the Key of C. We’re going to go over playing backup and the importance of using your right hand to spell out the chords. This is a great lesson for beginners that have some of the basic rolls down and
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Bending The Strings
Here’s another mini lesson to help you work on some common string bending techniques and licks. We’ll also go over the common lick from the Scruggs up-the-neck version of Foggy Mountain Breakdown!
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1st, 3rd and 5th String Exercises
We’re going to take a moveable G major scale on our 1st string and harmonize it with notes on our 3rd string. These notes, along with our 5th string, will allow us to move around the fretboard while doing a roll with our right hand. This is great practice for getting your index finger playing
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